skirtings

skirt·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skur-ting]
- /ˈskɜr tɪŋ/
- /ˈskɜːtɪŋz /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skur-ting]
- /ˈskɜr tɪŋ/

Definitions of skirtings word

noun skirtings fabric for making skirts. 1
noun skirtings Often, skirtings. low-grade wool and foreign matter removed from the outer edges of fleece. 1
noun skirtings Also called skirting board. British. baseboard (def 1). 1
noun plural skirtings ragged edges trimmed from the fleece of a sheep 0

See all 4 definitions of skirtings

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Origin of skirtings

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90; skirt + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Skirtings

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Skirtings

skirtings popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for skirtings

noun skirtings

evasions — Plural form of evasion.
hems — Plural form of hem.

adjective skirtings

laterals — Plural form of lateral.
littorals — Plural form of littoral.

All 4 Synonyms of skirtings